Just as irons and woods should be custom fit to an individual's stance and swing, so should your putter! And, while the importance of a putter that looks good at address cannot be overstated, a properly fit putter can have a dramatic effect on putting performance.
Putters can be professionally fitted at the Golf Performance Centre using the PING Putter Fitting System (see picture below). PING-trained fitters who understand all the variables involved in putter fitting, can ensure that the length, loft, lie and swingweight of your putter is correct.
Although a putter is usually selected based on aesthetics, putters are also designed to help golfers who prefer certain types of putting strokes.
In the same way that the angles created during the golf swing impact on the outcome of a golf shot. The same is correct in putting.
We all have individual putting traits but there are a number of constants that can affect our putting. If the toe of the putter is not level and is either up or down, it can immediately misdirect the ball off line. If the individual's putter is not square at impact, it can also immediately misdirect the ball off line. If the loft of the putter is wrong (most putters have 4 degrees loft), the ball can immediately go airborne or be driven into the ground, which will cause the ball to bounce.
At the Golf Performance Centre
we can help you to find a putter that will suit your putting stroke.
